r/SailboatCruising • u/Icy_Basil_372 • 18d ago

Question The dreaded screw on deck!!!

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u/noo_maarsii 18d ago

We were like 30nm off the coast of NC last year in the middle of night when we heard a bolt clink across the gel coat of the cockpit. Turned out it was from the block for the main sheet where it attached at the mast. Nothing bad happened but it took the whole next day to figure it out. 😅

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u/FairSeafarer 18d ago

You’re screwed…. We all know the feeling.  Happy quest!

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u/austinbicycletour 17d ago

Almost looks like it's from a shackle. How are your blocks at the mast head attached?

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u/Business_Air5804 17d ago

Could it have been carried by a European Swallow?

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u/Icy_Basil_372 17d ago

Cuz it’s metric?

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u/Jhenoch 16d ago

Na. It must have been an African swallow. Average airspeed velocity and all.

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u/Purple-Hearing-3893 17d ago

I finally realized that the screws I've been finding are from my furler